From: "Richard Krehbiel" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc References: <37d7913a DOT 10901976 AT news-reader DOT bt DOT net> Subject: Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 21:05:28 -0400 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Lines: 30 Message-ID: <37d8570d$0$14670@mojo.crosslink.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.246.89.110 X-Trace: mojo.crosslink.net 936924941 14670 206.246.89.110 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Michael Kearns wrote in message news:37d7913a DOT 10901976 AT news-reader DOT bt DOT net... > Hi. > > I'm curious to know if anyone like myself thinks it could be enhanced to > provide a suitable OS for modern PCs. Windows and Linux are both fine if > that's what you want - I have no qualms with that. > > The idea is to retain the whole 'feel' of DOS, whilst providing enhancements > like: 64Bit Filesystem with proper long filenames, while providing backwards > compatibility through the IO services. Multitasking and TCP/IP built into > the 'kernel'. May I offer a suggestion? Boot up Win NT, start "MS-DOS Prompt" (heh heh), pop it to full screen text mode. I offer this as a good model for such a modern new command-line OS. Provide the Win32 APIs and ABI needed to support command-line programs. Phar Lap's TNT DOS extender may already be what I'm thinking of - minus the file systems and network stack. I wonder if WINE code could be used as a starting point? -- Richard Krehbiel, Manassas, VA, USA rich AT kastle DOT com (work) or krehbiel AT crosslink DOT net (personal)